Vincent Mantsoe’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro South African dancer
Is Dancer
From South Africa
Type

Dancing

Gender male
Birth

1971, Soweto, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Age 50 years

Vincent Mantsoe (born 1971) is a South African dancer and choreographer. Raised in the Soweto township outside Johannesburg, he combines the street dance of his childhood with traditional and contemporary dance styles. Spirituality and the cultural influences of African, Aboriginal Australian, Asian, contemporary, and ballet traditions are important influences on Mantsoe’s work. He is also the founder of Association Noa.

Career

Education

Mantsoe began his training in 1990 with Johannesburg’s Moving Into Dance Company.

Awards[3]

  • 1992 IGI Dance Umbrella (South Africa Johannesburg)
  • 1995 Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year (South Africa)
  • 1996 First Prize at Dance Encounters of Contemporary African Dance (Luanda, Angola)
  • 1996 FNB Male Choreographer of the Year (South Africa)
  • 1996 Sixth Recontres Choreographiques Internationales awards for Independent Choreographers (France, Paris)
  • 1998 Sixth Recontres Choreographiques Internationales awards for Independent Choreographers (France, Paris)
  • 1999 FNB VITA awards for Choreographer of the Year and Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer (South Africa)
  • 1999 Prix de Peuple, Festival International de Nouvelle Danse (Montreal Canada) –
  • 2001 FNB Vita Choreographer of the Year and Best Male (South Africa)
  • 2006 FNB Dance Umbrella and Gauteng MEC for Best Choreography and Best Male Dance
  • 2007 Black Theatre Alliance Awards for best Choreography in Music and Dance (USA, Chicago)

Solo Work[4]

  • 1992, African Soul
  • 1993, Gula `Bird`
  • 1997, Mpheyane `Deceit`
  • 1998, Phokwane
  • 2000, Barena `Chief`
  • 2001, Motswa-Hole `Person from far away`
  • 2002, Bupiro-Mukiti `Dance of life`
  • 2003, NDAA `Greetings`
  • 2005, NTU `Nothing`
  • 2007, EBHOFOLO `This madness`
  • 2009, LEFA (solo work), Introdanse (Netherlands, Arhem)
  • 2011, NTU/// Recreation
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